Published on August 17, 2008
in WPrinter.
We are pleased to announce availability of the first beta of the upcoming WPrinter version 3.1.
While this version introduces no new features it marks an important milestone - it is based on Microsoft .NET 2.0 now. The old WPrinter 3.0 version is not based on .NET. It was a sizable conversion effort to get WPrinter 3.1 running under .NET 2.0.
The latest WPrinter 3.0 has some known Vista and Server 2008 issues, application shutdown to name the few. WPrinter 3.1 allows for much better Windows Vista and Server 2008 compatibility and thus listed as compatible with these 2 operating systems. Additionally, WPrinter 3.1 should provide for better 64-bit Windows versions compatibility.
All features in version 3.1 should function the same exact way compared with version 3.0. The only known issue is that 3.0 registration information is not compatible with version 3.1. The workaround is very simple though. Just re-enter your registration information after installing version 3.1 and you should be good to go.
Please note that minimum system requirements for .NET 2.0 start with Windows 2000. Thus, Windows 95, 98, ME and NT 4.0 are no longer supported. You can continue using WPrinter 3.0 if you require compatibility with the above mentioned operating systems. Please use the following link to download the .NET 2.0 SP1 runtime.
Please note that this beta is set to expire on September 28th. Please report any issues you find in this beta back to us.
The new version is available at http://www.usysware.com/downloads.aspx. Enjoy.
Sergey @ USysWare
Published on June 14, 2008
in DPack.
New DPack version 2.8.5 is available now. This is primarily a maintenance release. Here’s what’s new and fixed in this version:
- Improved multi monitor support when Visual Studio main window is moved from one monitor to another. Browser dialogs position is now kept relative to Visual Studio main window.
- Added more Solution Backup file name date format macros.
- Oxygene language support improvements.
- Fixed a problem with most features failing to process certain C++ files sometimes.
The new version is available at www.usysware.com/dpack/. Enjoy.
Sergey @ USysWare
Published on April 16, 2008
in DPack.
New DPack version 2.8.4 is available now. This is an unscheduled update meant to fix a critical Code Browser bug introduced in v2.8.3 just prior to release. My applogies for that.
Here’s what’s fixed in this version:
- Fixed a problem with Code Browser not showing all members sometimes.
- Fixed a problem with File Browser displaying an error while debugging a VS 2008 web project with JavaScript scripts.
The new version is available at www.usysware.com/dpack/. I recommend you grab it ASAP.
Sergey @ USysWare
Published on April 12, 2008
in DPack.
New DPack version 2.8.3 is available now. This release introduces several miscellaneous features and addresses some of the reported issues.
Here’s what’s changed in this version:
- Modified File Browser to use default Visual Studio icons for known code files such as C#, etc., and default Windows shell icons for unknown file types.
- Added File Browser feature that allows one to select a file in Solution Explorer without actually opening that file in the editor. One can use Ctrl-Shift-Enter key combination instead of Enter to engage this feature. The same feature is accessible via ‘Locate In Solution Explorer’ menu item on document’s context menu.
- Made various improvements to File Browser file list sorting.
- Slightly improved all browsers search filter performance.
- Added Copy and Paste context menu items to Solution Explorer References node and individual reference nodes. This feature is similar to one offered by CoolCommands package.
- Fixed a problem with Visual Studio Command Prompt shell command not working on drives other than Windows default one.
- Miscellaneous C++ projects related Solution Backup fixes.
- Worked around WiX projects processing problems.
- Worked around VS extensibility issue that prevented Collapse All from processing solution folder items correctly.
- Fixed Code Browser problem not displaying member declaration in the status bar correctly when member’s decorated with attributes.
Solution Browser issue I mentioned in the previous post hasn’t been addressed yet. It’ll likely be fixed for the next version.
The new version is available at www.usysware.com/dpack/. Enjoy.
Sergey @ USysWare
Published on March 26, 2008
in DPack.
It appears that while adding significant improvements for Solution Browser in v2.8.x, I’ve unintentionally introduced a serious performance issue. I moved code model processing for the entire solution onto a secondary thread to free up UI thread. This was put in place to support Solution Browser’s toolwindow mode. It works fine for small to moderate size solutions but is very slow on large solutions. I should clarify that it’s consistently slow, it’s just more apparent on large solutions.
I’ve been just recently made aware of this issue and have been looking into addressing it. This is going to push back a scheduled maintenance update that was supposed to go out last weekend. I’ll need some time to get it addressed properly so stay tuned.
Sergey @ USysWare
Published on February 10, 2008
in DPack.
New DPack version 2.8.2 is available now. This is mostly a maintenance release.
Here’s what’s changed in this version:
- Fixed File Browser exception for projects with files with no extension.
- Fixed File and Solution Browser tool window mode sizing problem pertaining to Windows large fonts.
I have also optimized string comparison for most of DPack’s features. You might notice some File and Solution Browser performance improvements on very large solutions.
And lastly, with v2.8.x release, DPack project hit an interesting mile stone. Its code base is over 35 thousand lines strong now. I used DPack’s Solution Statistics to get that number, of course. 
The new version is available at www.usysware.com/dpack/. Enjoy.
Sergey @ USysWare
